Weiss earns regional honor

FAIRBORN — Pitcher Ryan Weiss of the Wright State University baseball team was named to the Second Team All-Mideast Region team, June 14 by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings.

Weiss (South Elgin, Ill.), who was selected as a Freshman All-American last by Collegiate Baseball, was the Freshman of the Year in the Horizon League in 2017. He was also a First Team All-Horizon League honoree as he led the league with a 2.13 earned run average, tied for second with eight wins and was third in strikeouts (80), fourth in opposing batting average (.237) and sixth in innings pitched (88.2).

In league play, he tied for first in strikeouts (53), tied for second in wins (5) and was third in ERA (2.34), tied for fourth in innings pitched (57.2) and was fifth in opposing batting average (.230).

Weiss picked up a save in his collegiate debut at No. 10 Clemson on Feb. 17 and earned wins over South Carolina Upstate, Ohio, Valparaiso, Youngstown State, Illinois Chicago (UIC), and Northern Kentucky on three occasions. He struck out a season-high 10 in seven shutout innings at Northern Kentucky on April 29 and had eight strikeouts at UIC on May 13. Weiss was selected as the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week on May 22 as he struck out five in a home win over UIC on May 19.